Hamid farooq

Biography

Mr. Hamid Farooq is Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Hamid Farooq is Managing Director at Pakistan Telecommunication Employees Trust. He has 28 years of senior general management experience including 15 years of financial management in leading complex commercial and technical environments. Mr. Hamid Farooq is also Chairman of the Board of Directors at Microfinance Bank Ltd. He has served as Managing Director, MENA Region at Catalyst Managerial Services, CEO of Warid Telecom, Executive Vice President, CFO and Company Secretary of Mobilink, Chief Accountant and Administrator at Canadian Occidental Petroleum, Head of Accounts and Operations at Petro Canada, and Country Finance Manager at DHL/TCS. Mr. Farooq is a certified financial consultant and holds a Diploma in Financial Consulting and an M.B.A. He trained as an accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Pakistan and obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He is also a Certified Director (training and programme), certified through the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan.